Planning

T2567b PEACEPLUS Language and Cultural Access Project

  • Belfast City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029197

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052ac5

Published 2 June 2025, 2:58pm



Scope

Reference

T2567b

Description

Following informal market engagement, the Council is holding a pre-market engagement event with interested suppliers to provide information on the PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Language and Cultural Access Project.

This project forms part of the wider From Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project and contributes to the implementation of the Celebrating Cultures & Diversity theme under the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan.

Please note this project was previously advertised as Lot 1 of From Multiculturalism to Interculturalism and is now being re-tendered.

Budget £270,055; Participants = 1110 participants (plus 650 wider)

Duration: 2 years 5 months (August 2025 - December 2027)

This Pre-Market Engagement Event will be held from 11.30am- 12.30pm on Wednesday 11 June 2025. The event will in-person in room AD1I, Belfast City Council Adelaide Street Offices (9 Adelaide St, Belfast, BT2 8GA), or there is an option to join via MS Teams.

The session will provide information on the project requirements, key deliverables and results, the procurement process and the indicative timeframes for the project.

Suppliers will need to register by Monday 9 June 2025, by emailing peacepluslap@belfastcity.gov.uk

Further detail will be issued to registered attendees in advance of the session as well as a MS Teams link, if applicable.

The PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Language and Cultural Access Project forms part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Total value (estimated)

  • £270,055 excluding VAT
  • £324,066 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 June 2028
  • 2 years, 9 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

11 June 2025

Engagement process description

Following informal market engagement, the Council is holding a pre-market engagement event with interested suppliers to provide information on the PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Language and Cultural Access Project.

This project contributes to the implementation of the Celebrating Cultures & Diversity theme under the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan.

Please note this project was previously advertised as Lot 1 of From Multiculturalism to Interculturalism and is now being re-tendered.

Budget £270,055; Participants = 1110 participants (plus 650 wider)

Duration: 2 years 5 months (August 2025 - December 2027)

This Pre-Market Engagement Event will be held from 10.00am- 11.00am on Wednesday 4th June 2025. There is an option to join in-person in room AD1I, Belfast City Council Adelaide Street Offices (9 Adelaide St, Belfast, BT2 8GA), or via MS Teams.

The session will provide information the project requirements, key deliverables and results, the procurement process and the indicative timeframes for the project.

Suppliers will need to register by Friday 30th May, by emailing peacepluslap@belfastcity.gov.uk

Further detail will be issued to registered attendees in advance of the session as well as a Teams link, if applicable.

The PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Language and Cultural Access Project forms part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 June 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Belfast City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQXY-5321-CGZM

9-21 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8DJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland